Ignorance! Superstition! Su Bai suddenly understood the meaning of these two words, what would happen if there was a locust plague in modern times? It should be the spraying of pesticides by aircraft, and even the means of prevention have been prepared beforehand.

And what about Datang? Kowtow! Bow! Prayer! This is everything Su Bai saw! For the first time, he also saw what the so-called plague of locusts looked like, so many that there was no place to put his feet. The people's precious grain seedlings were eaten by locusts in the ground, and they didn't even dare to catch them, but just knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying something about the forgiveness of the locust god and the forgiveness of the locust god.

Su Bai suddenly felt a little sad, this feeling came inexplicably strange, very strange, as if you were doing your best to help someone and help him get through a hurdle, but when he reached that hurdle, he knelt down with a puff and kowtowed and prayed for this hurdle to disappear, isn't it ridiculous?

The grain stores in Juxian County are closed, they can't buy any grain, and the grain stores in Chang'an are also closed, they just plan to make a fortune in a national disaster! Do you know how to be an official? No! Because then the people can sell their land! That's when the land will be transferred to them! All they need to pay is a family's rations! And how much benefit will that land bring him in the future?

After two or three days of hard work, the atmosphere before Juxian County was gone, and everyone had a panicked and anxious look on their faces. Only the pressure on the workers in the county is not too great, after all, they have a full meal at noon, endure it, do not eat the food at home, plus the grain stored in the past few months, they should be able to survive this famine year.

At this moment, all the lonely and widowed old people are rejoicing, because in the past, if they encountered this kind of famine, the first people to die were old and frail people like them, but now they don't have to worry, they have Wang Chouniu as their backing.

What are the people of the county doing? They invited a Taoist priest! Monk, please! An altar was set up on the small square at the entrance of the county government! They actually planned to pray for the locust god to leave, and they did not even dare to kill the locust when it flew to their faces, but took it gently, with a panicked face, as if they were facing not a small locust, but a colorful tiger.

A kind of depression filled Su Bai's chest, and even made him feel that it was a little difficult to breathe, and he saw a dense crowd of people kneeling outside, not to mention one or two thousand people, and even the streets on both sides were full of kneeling people. Su Bai could have thought of this picture a long time ago, and when it came to an end, Su Bai realized that he might not be ready. Otherwise, what are these people panicking? In about half a month, the grain from abroad will come back, barley, rice, chestnut rice, cattle and sheep will be available, and I am ready!

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"Your Majesty! This locust plague is a warning from heaven, and please ask Your Majesty to sacrifice to heaven and introspect! ”

"Please also ask Your Majesty to sacrifice to the heavens and introspect!"

"Please also ask Your Majesty to sacrifice to the heavens and introspect!"

At this time, the palace was also noisy, and there was even a sense of déjà vu when entering the vegetable market! Li Shimin's face was very gloomy! Li Shimin already knew about the locust plague a few months in advance, and he had already ordered him to go down and let all the prefectures and cities prepare as soon as possible! But as soon as this locust plague came, let me go to the heavens to introspect? Introspection what? Introspection forced my father to abdicate! Reflection: I shot my brother to death! I still reflect on the fact that I have not won the throne properly!

Li Shimin was roaring wildly in his heart, but his face was only gloomy, he was the supreme ruler of the Tang Empire, many things were not what he wanted to do, he could do it, he needed to restrain his emotions.

"What about the locust plague? Where has it spread now? Li Shimin took two deep breaths and asked to suppress his emotions.

"Tell Your Majesty that locust plagues have been found in Luoyang, Yangzhou, Chang'an and other big cities!" Du Ruhui stood up and said, Li Shimin rubbed his temples lightly and said, "I told you to prepare food before, how are you prepared?" ”。

"Tell Your Majesty, because of the rush of time, a lot of grain has not yet been delivered to the place, and there is not much silver in the treasury, this locust plague is menacing, I am afraid that it will not be able to ......."

Li Shimin's face became even more gloomy, the treasury has no money, this is really thanks to his 'good neighbor', I have such a godlike thing as a horseshoe and an ugly ox plow, I want to see how long you can live happily!

Looking at the civil officials below who let themselves worship the sky, Li Shimin clenched his fists, even if he could ask the people for peace of mind!

"I! Worship the sky! Doulu wide! ”

"The minister is here!"

"Go down and decide the day of the sacrifice to the heavens with Qin Tianjian, and then I will be on the upper floor of Suzaku Street! Let the entire people of Chang'an see it"

"Minister, obey!"

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Su Bai sat on the high threshold of the county office, very unimaged, but it didn't matter, no one looked at him at this time, his eyes were all staring at the Taoist priest on the altar, and the fat monk, watching them pinch the mantra on the altar, shouting something in their mouths; 'Too high and too clear, lighting the ancient Buddha'. The gist Su Bai can understand, that is, let the gods and Buddhas in the sky go to greet the locust gods, don't harm the Tang Dynasty, and when the locust plague passes, they will sacrifice to the gods and Buddhas.

Su Bai suddenly felt that all this was very funny, the little insect actually knelt down as a god!

Su Bai turned around and returned to the county office, picked up his phoenix wings and walked out, Han Laohu had followed Su Bai for so long, and at a glance he knew that Su Bai was about to explode now, and he chased after him in a few steps, for fear that Su Bai would do something remorseful.

There is a clay statue on the altar, carved by the carvers very vividly, a monster with a locust head and a human body, this is the locust god that the people say. Su Bai is still very prestigious in Juxian County, as soon as he saw Su Bai coming over, the people consciously got out of the way, and when they saw Su Bai actually holding such a big guy in his hand, their eyes widened! It was the first time they had seen Su Bai like this.

Su Bai walked to the stage in a few steps, and smashed the locust god statue with a big bang in his hand. At that moment, it was as if the whole world was quiet, regardless of the monks, Taoists, and ordinary people, they all looked at Su Bai dumbfounded, they never thought that there would be such a bold person! Dare to destroy the statue of the locust god.

The fat monk stretched out his finger and pointed at Su Bai, and he didn't say a whole word in his mouth for a long time. Su Bai glared at him, Su Bai had been a county magistrate for so long, and naturally there was an official authority on his body, how could a fat monk be able to hold it.

Suddenly, a few people behind him cried out, looking sad like a dead father, laughter and crying are also contagious, and the crying is getting louder and louder.

"The locust god forgives, the locust god forgives"

"Lord Locust God is angry, my family is young, my family didn't mean it."

"The locust god is angry!"

Su Bai listened to the words from the people's mouths, and laughed wildly, a nine-year-old child's laughter should have been immature, but it made him laugh out of the vicissitudes of life. Su Bai jumped on the altar and said angrily: "What a bullshit locust god! It's just an ant-like worm! ”。

The thin Taoist priest mustered up the courage to come to Su Bai's side and said, "Your Excellency, you must not be like this, this locust god is the star in the sky, how can it be like this!" Su Bai was bored, and the wooden altar under his feet was pierced, and Su Bai reached out and picked up a locust on the ground.

"Ladies and gentlemen! It is the locust god of your mouth! Everyone's got it! ”

After Su Bai finished speaking, he threw the locust into his mouth, and chewed it with a click, how to describe the taste of the locust, if it was fried, it would definitely be fragrant and crispy, and it would definitely make you vomit out all the overnight meals!

The people below were all stunned, this, this, Su Bai's actions completely broke their worldview, if Su Bai was not the county order, I was afraid that he would be killed when he smashed the statue of the locust god just now, and now he is eating locusts directly?

"No, sir!" Han Laohu screamed, rushed to the stage in three or two steps, pinched Su Bai's chin and was about to pull it out, this military man's eyes were blood-red, worried that he had already messed up his mind.

The thin Taoist priest was also anxious, and murmured: "It's over, it's over!" If you eat the locust god, it won't be long before you will die of rotting your intestines." When Han Laohu heard this, he was even more anxious. Su Bai pushed Han Laohu's hand away, and after eating the Overlord Pill, if he had a single round of strength, even if the two Han Laohu were added together, he would not be Su Bai's opponent.

Han Laohu looked at Su Bai's appearance, as if he didn't look like something was wrong, and hugged Su Bai and said, "My lord, you are the son of a daughter, how can you be so risky!" Su Bai pushed Han Laohu away, walked to the altar, and looked at the dense crowd of people kneeling below.

"Ladies and gentlemen! It's just a locust! It's the same as what you see in the trees, in the grass, and in the dirt! What are they so scary? After Su Bai finished speaking, as if he was afraid that the people would not believe it, he reached out and picked up two locusts on the altar and stuffed them into his mouth, chewing with his life, and the green body fluids of the locusts splashed out, and the people who saw it were shocked.

The monks and Taoists around him were all frightened, and stared at Su Bai a little bewildered. Su Bai said angrily: "They ate our grain!" Is that food? That's our life! His life is gone, and we're still afraid of his ball! Several young people on the ground had blood-red eyes, and they reached out and picked up a few locusts and stuffed them into their mouths.

Su Bai swallowed down and said, "That thin Taoist! Don't you tell me that this bullshit locust god is a star in the sky! Whose stars will come to harm the people! Well, don't you say he's a star! So is Lao Tzu! Lao Tzu is the word "Imperial Song" given by His Majesty today! I ask you! Wenqu star is big! It's still that bullshit locust god", the Taoist priest looked at Su Bai's hideous expression, and then looked at some locust body fluids still stained on his face, where did he dare to refute, of course, what Su Bai said was what it was, and nodded like a chicken: "Wenqu is big, Wenqu is big!" ”

Su Bai looked up to the sky and roared angrily: "Even if there really is some bullshit locust god! What is the power to plague the people! You've got what it takes to come at me! Look at my phoenix wings! Pros or no! ”

The people under the altar all stood up and looked at the mad boy on the stage with tears streaming down their eyes......

(End of chapter)